Kekkon Shoya no Deathloop~Nosuji Reijou wa Nando Shindemo Megemasen~

My brother and I decided to head to the library in the central building. When I walk out the door, Ines is still waiting for me with a scary face.

"I will accompany you, too"

"It's okay, because my brother is with me and I'm not running away"

"How do you intend to get to your room? You don't know the directions."

"From here we cross the hallway straight towards the central building and exit the crossing hallway through the door on the wall of the ram. Then you can exit to the second floor of the central building, so now walk to the left and up the stairs that you can see on your right hand side, and exit to the third floor. A large door room on your right from there will be the library."

……

When you stand up all at once, Ines shuts up.

The library is on the way to the master bedroom on the fourth floor. I've been to the master bedroom dozens of times, so I totally learned the directions, too.

"I'm starting to think you're possessed by something."

My brother says in a sincerely creepy way. How rude.

"Sure, the road is right... why..."

"Hey, yeah. Anyway, from now on, I'm headed to the Duke. Ines goes back to my room and tells everyone to disband immediately."

……

Inez dropped his gaze down to wonder what was going on.

I know that she also has duties and, more importantly, I have no credibility. But I don't want to keep her by my side that I can't fight. It's not like there's a chance that Mr. Riselle might get lost and attack me without a human eye.... although I can't imagine a bit.

"... I understand. If that's all I'm saying, I'll hold off on that today."

In the end, Ines breaks and he snorts.

Good. She's had my roll once, too. Even if the loop wakes up and gets back to normal, it's not a good reason to torment the people around you.

I'm sorry, and I spoke to Ines, and I headed to the library in the central building to give you my brother.

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"Excuse me!

Though I knocked on the library door, I even spared a few seconds and I walked into the room without waiting for a reply. There, indeed, was the appearance of the Duke of Crusade Vlage. The Duke suddenly appeared surprised at me and dropped the book he had.

"Look, brother! Here!"

Point to the duke who is pompous. "Is it true..." my brother muttered. Did you see that?

The Duke dyes his face even more surprisingly at the appearance of his brother.

"You... And even my brother-in-law..."

Brother-in-law? It's a familiar way to call it.

Did we get along while we were talking in Mr. Riselle's room? You've decided to ignore me in the morning as a bride, and I'm kind of mourned to call you my brother-in-law. I thought it when you were Serenia, but it's just too extreme against me, isn't it, this guy?

But not if you care about that now.

"Why are you here, or who told you that, what a question. More than that, Duke. I want to ask you a few questions."

"... what do you mean"

"Duke. I hear you spent time with your brothers in Mr. Riselle's room."

The Duke looks out for my brother behind me. My brother praised his shoulder and said he seemed sorry.

"Excuse me, my son-in-law. I have to tell you because this guy is making a lot of noise."

You blur my claim that Mr. Risel is an assassin. Well, not now.

"After spending time with your brothers, you said you were going to the master bedroom and left the room. But in the end, I didn't go to the master bedroom, and I moved to this library, and I still do... no?

"Why would you do that?"

Answer me.

Mmm! and approaching aggressively the intimidation, the Duke pulled in a question for me.

After a short time, he snorts.

"... you're right"

"Look, brother! Here!"

"Okay, keep going."

It is a refreshing reaction even though I know I am not wrong because of this. "The son-in-law went to the master bedroom. I know what you're talking about."

A little more, I go on.

"And on your way to the library, you met Mr. Riselle and told him you were headed to the library. What do you say?

"It fits too"

I knew it! Or else it would be weird.

Without confirmation that the Duke is in the master bedroom, Mr. Riselle can't ambush him in the master bedroom.

... but I think it's a pretty good bet that the Duke will ambush him in the master bedroom because he finds out he's headed to the library. I wonder what the Duke would have done if he had changed his mind and come to the room.

No matter how many best friends, I don't think the Duke would miss it if he was seen standing in the master bedroom dressed as a blacksmith with a sword.

"How do you even know I taught Riselle I was headed here? Did you ask Riselle?

"No. More importantly, what was your situation when you met with Mr. Riselle? It's important."

"Son-in-law. From me, too."

Put your hands on my shoulder, my brother says. Looking up at my brother with a little surprise, he nodded at me small.

Even my brother, who became an otomodachi, can't seem to say no to the Duke.

Strangely sending a flickering glance at me, the Duke lines up his words with excuses.

"I thought I'd leave Riselle's room and go to the master bedroom at first... but I remember some errands along the way. When I turned back, I met with Riselle, who happened to be on her way to the library."

... It's kind of a catch statement.

You said you remembered your errands? You said something rude about "because I didn't feel like it" in the previous loop. Are you reluctantly changing it to a mild way of saying it because you have a brother? Hmm, why do you care so much?

But that this didn't get the Duke to the master bedroom. And it proved possible for Mr. Risel to ambush him in the master bedroom.

"Does that mean my murder was a sudden crime..."

Try it yourself, I think I've poked a very sharp point.

Mr. Risel couldn't have predicted whether the Duke would go to the master bedroom or not. The Duke stopped going to the master bedroom "on business" or "out of his mind".

...... but. I wonder how you prepared those black clothes. It was a strange assassination outfit for a sudden offense. Do you carry it with you from day to day?

As I strolled through the reasoning, my brother, who didn't think much about it, pounded his head.

"It just seems like you're alive to me. Really, I don't see what you're fighting."

"But what I was saying would have been right. The Duke was letting me go and killing time in the library. And Mr. Riselle knew about it. I mean, it was possible to ambush him in the master bedroom!

Oh, let it go, or I said it in front of the Duke.... I kind of feel like an awkward glance, but well.

"Come on, brother, admit my claim!

"Certainly not crude in what you say. But I don't see how that could lead to the claim that Lord Risel was trying to kill you."

"But... look, you didn't tell me earlier that you knew the Duke was actually going to the master bedroom! There was a dark place behind me, so I dared to keep my mouth shut about what I knew."

"Perhaps I simply couldn't tell you how sorry I am that my son-in-law left you alone."

"Oh, already! I wonder why you would give such a favorable interpretation!

"Riselle kills you...?

... Ahhh...

I became incandescent and forgot the Duke's presence.

My brother also has a "Shit" face.

This is not my fault. The things Mr. Risel kills are his brother's mouth.

The Duke turns a blind eye and approaches his brother one step closer.

"What does that mean, brother-in-law? Is there a problem with Riselle?

"Oh, no —— that's right"

My brother makes his gaze wander to the ceiling of nothing, trying so hard to find words to follow. I'm so upset that I want to set an example.

"This, idiot... is saying something a little strange"

"Weird things?

The Duke's gaze is directed at me. Dear brother, you've successfully missed the subject for me.

But sooner or later, my claim must also be communicated to the Duke. Maybe I should explain it right here.

--That's what I thought, when I opened my mouth.

"Master Crusade! Master Crusade!"

The door slammed hard and a voice sounded like a panic.

"Get in."

When the Duke said, the door opened with momentum, and Deacon Farrow came inside so that he could fall.

The calm I showed you during the day, it's nowhere. He is sweating sloppily on his forehead, his shoulders heavily up and down. My eyes were wide open and my clothes were badly disturbed.

"What's up, Farrow? Not even like you."

In questioning the Duke, Deacon Farrow shook his head loudly. And I almost gave him a crying voice.

"Master Serenia-- Master Serenia-- oh, my God!

—— Serenia.

How come here, her name comes up.

But Deacon Farrow's sad voice echoed loudly in me with Khan.

If you notice, my legs move on their own and head to her room downstairs.

"Ah, hey!

My brother's voice came from behind me. But I can't stay.

Run anyway, head to the stairs. And upstairs.

I've only been to Serenia's room once, but wonder and legs chose the right path, and if I realized I was reaching in front of her room.

Serenia's room is open and several servants are keeping their mouths shut and staring inside. But no one tries to get in.

When I pulled it apart and went into Serenia's room, I saw a man, with an old man who looked like a doctor —— and sat back round the floor.

"Serenia...?

Proceed indoors with slow trembling feet.

A man turns around slowly. Blonde, righteous face. It was Mr. Risel.

"... you.... Ugh."

Speaking powerlessly, Mr. Risel coughs hard. Its eyes are red and full of bitterness.

Mr. Risel seemed to have something. I peek into his arms.

--I saw glittering, silver hair.

The more white, thin, and likely to break as soon as you touch it, the more luxurious your body is.

I can't go wrong. It's Serenia.

She is held in Mr. Riselle's arms, lying motionless with a tingle.

Its expression was distorted as if it had cried, with scratchy marks on its neck.

"Um, Serenia..."

"Lady Serenia... by the time we arrived, no more..."

A man in the room shook his head.

"Lady Riselle tells me that Serenia hasn't responded to me even if I speak to her in the room, so I prepared a key from the servant's room to go inside... Lady Serenia... she died during the holidays, on the bed..."

"Dead?

Ask me back, and then I'll see Serenia again.

Again, she doesn't even move. Angel-like beauty remains distorted in bitterness.

"Serenia!"

I make a bum and a loud noise and I hear someone breaking into the room.

Looking back, the duke, shaking his hair, stood with his eyes running blood.

"... Crusade, I'm sorry"

Mr. Risel says in a fine voice without turning around.

The shoulder was shaking a little.

"What do you mean, Riselle!

Screaming, the Duke proceeded and grabbed Mr. Risel's shoulder. The clap pounds, and Serenia falls from his arm.

"--Huh!"

"Serenia is... dead"

Mr. Risel's eyes were vain. It's like we've lost everything in this world.

His eyes are shaking, his gaze uncertain.

"You did it...?

That's what I said when I realized.

Everyone's gaze focuses on me. The space was filled with grief, and I felt it cool.

"-- yes."

Mr. Risel nods.

"Serenia died because I wasn't ready."

I wanted to ask you what you mean.

But there are no words. Seeing Serenia's immobile body, my tongue stopped moving like it was frozen.

Nobody, there's nothing to say. Time goes by.

At first glance, there is light leaking from the gap in the curtain.

When he realizes it's dawn, the loop moves on to the next time.

Just a scratch, slightly. I felt it smelled sweet.